Eden Shamir

Eden Shamir
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2012 Hapoel Haifa
2012–2015 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 122 (12)
2019–2020 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 17 (1)
2020–2022 Standard Liège 17 (0)
2021–2022 → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 23 (2)
2022–2024 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 53 (5)
2024– Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 (0)
International career‡
2011 Israel U16 3 (0)
2011–2012 Israel U17 10 (0)
2012–2013 Israel U18 7 (0)
2013–2014 Israel U19 15 (3)
2015 Israel U21 1 (0)
2024– Israel 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Eden Shamir (Hebrew: עדן שמיר; born 25 June 1995) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Israel national team.

Early life

Shamir was born in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.

Career

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 19 June 2019, Shamir concluded at Hapoel Be'er Sheva for four years.[1] On 11 July, Shamir made his debut in Hapoel Be'er Sheva uniforms in a 1–1 draw against Laçi as part of the UEFA Europa League at Laçi Stadium.[2] On 25 August, Shamir made his debut in the Israeli Premier League in a 0–0 draw against the Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium.[3] On 5 October, Shamir scored his first goal in the Israeli Premier League in a 3–0 victory over Hapoel Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium.[4]

Standard Liège

In January 2020, Shamir joined Belgian club Standard Liège on a 1.8 million euro transfer fee, signing a 3.5 year contract.[5]

Loan to Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 11 August 2021, Shamir was loaned to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[6] At the end of the 2021–22 Israeli Premier League season, Shamir returned to parent club Standard Liège, after scoring eight times in 23 games in all competitions, sitting on the bench more than he expected.[7]

After returning from loan, Shamir played in the second half of a pre-season friendly against Go Ahead Eagles, scoring and assisting, helping the team win 5–1.[8]

Return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva

After opening the season with Standard Liège, in September 2022 Shamir returned to Israel, signing a three-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[9]

International career

He has been a youth international since 2011. In 2015, he was selected for the first time with Israel under-21s.[citation needed]

He was first called-up for the senior Israel national team in October 2021, during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - UEFA.[10][11]

Shamir made his debut for the senior squad on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against Hungary at the Nagyerdei Stadion. He started the game, but was substituted after 30 minutes as Israel fell behind 0–3. The game ended with that score.[12]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2022
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2013–14 Israeli Premier League 12 0 2 0 0 0 – – 0 0 14 0
2014–15 6 0 0 0 1 0 – – 0 0 7 0
2015–16 32 3 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 41 3
2016–17 24 2 4 0 8 0 – – 0 0 36 2
2017–18 16 2 3 1 5 0 – – 0 0 24 3
2018–19 32 5 1 1 4 0 – – 0 0 37 6
Total 122 12 10 2 25 0 1 0 1 0 159 14
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 25 3
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 25 3
Standard Liège 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 16 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 23 0
2021–22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 27 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 23 3 3 1 1 0 7 3 0 0 33 7
Total 23 3 3 1 1 0 7 3 0 0 33 7
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 26 2 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 35 2
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 182 16 15 3 26 0 21 5 1 0 244 24

Honours

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

References

  1. ^ "רשמי: עדן שמיר סיכם לארבע שנים בהפועל באר שבע". Sport1. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "צפו בתקציר: הפועל באר שבע גירדה 1:1 באלבניה נגד לאצ'י". Sport1. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ "צפו בתקציר: רק 0:0 בין בית"ר ירושלים להפועל באר שבע". Sport1. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ "צפו בתקציר: ב"ש הביסה 0:3 את הפועל חיפה ועלתה לפסגה". Sport1. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ Spielberg, Miran (16 January 2020). "רשמית: עדן שמיר חתם בסטנדרד ליאז' לשלוש שנים וחצי" [Official: Eden Shamir signed with Standard Liège for three-and-a-half years]. Maariv (in Hebrew).
  6. ^ Levi, Tomer (11 August 2021). "הרכש השלישי: עדן שמיר הושאל למכבי ת"א לעונה עם אופציית רכישה" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ Tzantzifer, Nadav (12 June 2022). "ריאיון מיוחד | עדן שמיר: "לא היה למכבי ת"א אופי, זה מה שהפיל אותנו"" [Special interview | Eden Shamir: "Maccabi Tel Aviv didn't have character, that's what brought us down"]. ynet (in Hebrew).
  8. ^ "עדן שמיר כבש ובישל ב-1:5 של סטנדרד ליאז'" [Eden Shamir scored and assisted in Standard Liège's 5:1] (in Hebrew). Sport 5. 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ Tuchman, Yaniv (2 September 2022). "עדן שמיר חתם לשלוש שנים בהפועל באר שבע: "שמח לחזור"" [Eden Shamir signed for three years with Hapoel Be'er Sheva: "Happy to be back"] (in Hebrew). Walla!.
  10. ^ "יונתן כהן חוזר לסגל הנבחרת. נחמיאס יטוס ויהיה במעקב צמוד - וואלה! ספורט". 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ "יונתן כהן חוזר לסגל הנבחרת. נחמיאס יטוס ויהיה במעקב צמוד". 4 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Hungary v Israel game report". ESPN. 8 June 2024.